Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses is organized into a series of sixty 100-year web pages, each one covering a century of lunar eclipses. The 100-year table below covers the period -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE) [1]. The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse [2]. Each eclipse date links to a web page containing additional details and a map showing the geographic region of eclipse visibility for that eclipse. A description of each parameter in the catalog table can be found in Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

For an explanation of how eclipses are classified, see Lunar Eclipse Basics. The frequency of each eclipse type, the extremes in eclipse magnitude and duration, and other data for the century are presented in the Eclipse Statistics tables following the Catalog of Lunar Eclipses. To select a different century, visit the Index to Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1499 Jan 22 15:41:38 35040 1897 -43277 0Nx-t -1.0172 1.0354-0.0514286.4 - - 21N 86W
-1499 Jul 18 06:56:50 35030 1895 -43271 5P -a 0.9506 1.0869 0.1403250.1 80.0 - 22S 41E
-1498 Jan 11 15:06:59 35020 1894 -43265 10T -p -0.3248 2.3095 1.2153368.3221.5 71.323N 78W
-1498 Jul 07 23:23:37 35009 1892 -43259 15T+-p 0.2369 2.4059 1.4405322.4209.5 87.224S154E
-1498 Dec 31 17:37:02 34999 1891 -43253 20T a- 0.3818 2.1845 1.1310345.8209.1 55.324N117W
-1497 Jun 27 11:29:27 34989 1889 -43247 25P t- -0.5402 1.8743 0.8593327.2190.2 - 24S 29W
-1497 Dec 21 03:17:51 34979 1888 -43241 30N a- 1.0468 0.9368-0.0624245.8 - - 24N 96E
-1496 May 17 01:55:01 34970 1886 -43236 -3N -t 1.4834 0.1705-0.8974126.8 - - 14S115E
-1496 Jun 15 16:29:05 34968 1886 -43235 35N t- -1.3463 0.4182-0.6421192.0 - - 23S104W
-1496 Nov 10 07:20:40 34960 1885 -43230 2P -a -1.0089 0.9943 0.0190243.9 30.0 - 13N 34E
-1495 May 06 03:08:29 34950 1883 -43224 7P -t 0.7105 1.5792 0.5298326.2163.5 - 11S 97E
-1495 Oct 30 21:10:23 34939 1882 -43218 12T -p -0.3604 2.2034 1.1900328.3203.7 63.1 9N174W
-1494 Apr 25 10:05:09 34929 1880 -43212 17T-pp -0.0891 2.6937 1.6953341.5221.6100.9 8S 6W
-1494 Oct 20 04:59:50 34919 1879 -43206 22T p- 0.3471 2.2563 1.1866354.0214.3 65.5 6N 69E
-1493 Apr 14 23:50:23 34909 1877 -43200 27P a- -0.8314 1.3091 0.3556271.5125.1 - 5S148E
-1493 Oct 09 05:56:12 34898 1876 -43194 32N t- 1.0557 0.9725-0.1296282.6 - - 2N 55E
-1492 Mar 05 09:05:57 34890 1875 -43189 -1P -a 1.0010 1.0033 0.0391246.9 43.4 - 12N 14E
-1492 Apr 03 16:51:27 34888 1874 -43188 37Nba- -1.5318 0.0198-0.9254 37.6 - - 1S107W
-1492 Aug 28 13:46:14 34880 1873 -43183 4N -t -1.1970 0.6856-0.3620231.5 - - 16S 60W
-1491 Feb 22 22:02:14 34869 1872 -43177 9T -p 0.2957 2.3236 1.3076338.8212.9 78.815N180E
-1491 Aug 17 23:25:10 34859 1870 -43171 14T -p -0.4195 2.0823 1.0939320.1197.8 45.718S155E
-1490 Feb 12 03:49:06 34849 1869 -43165 19P t- -0.4549 2.0596 0.9876353.6206.7 - 18N 93E
-1490 Aug 07 14:43:55 34839 1867 -43159 24T p- 0.3043 2.2759 1.3228312.3201.9 76.620S 75W
-1489 Feb 01 03:52:11 34829 1866 -43153 29N t- -1.1743 0.7497-0.3422253.1 - - 20N 91E
-1489 Jul 28 07:18:48 34818 1864 -43147 34N a- 1.0236 0.9605-0.0013242.3 - - 21S 35E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1489 Dec 22 14:21:47 34810 1863 -43142 1N -h 1.0553 0.9411-0.0973258.3 - - 24N 70W
-1488 Jun 17 09:11:03 34800 1861 -43136 6P -t -0.8603 1.2942 0.2651297.2117.9 - 23S 5E
-1488 Dec 11 01:49:11 34789 1860 -43130 11T -p 0.3256 2.2544 1.2666319.5202.3 71.522N117E
-1487 Jun 06 12:27:21 34779 1858 -43124 16T-pp -0.1042 2.7001 1.6340372.6234.4103.721S 44W
-1487 Nov 30 17:11:08 34769 1857 -43118 21T p- -0.3428 2.2148 1.2428311.9198.3 67.919N115W
-1486 May 26 13:10:46 34759 1855 -43112 26P t- 0.6585 1.6786 0.6214335.6175.9 - 17S 55W
-1486 Nov 20 07:49:57 34749 1854 -43106 31N a- -1.0314 0.9665-0.0354249.1 - - 16N 25E
-1485 Apr 16 08:54:33 34740 1853 -43101 -2N -h -1.2499 0.5567-0.4275199.1 - - 6S 11E
-1485 May 15 18:37:11 34738 1852 -43100 36N h- 1.3836 0.3241-0.6852160.6 - - 14S136W
-1485 Oct 11 00:32:20 34730 1851 -43095 3N -h 1.1524 0.7851-0.2971252.7 - - 3N135E
-1484 Apr 04 23:57:51 34720 1850 -43089 8T -a -0.4724 1.9649 1.0172303.8188.5 19.5 1S147E
-1484 Sep 29 00:23:14 34709 1848 -43083 13P -t 0.4824 2.0233 0.9231360.7205.3 - 2S138E
-1483 Mar 25 16:59:57 34699 1847 -43077 18T+p- 0.2563 2.3639 1.4113316.0206.0 84.3 4N108W
-1483 Sep 18 01:11:49 34689 1845 -43071 23T-p- -0.2238 2.4807 1.4145360.2223.8 90.1 8S127E
-1482 Mar 15 07:20:54 34679 1844 -43065 28N a- 1.0265 0.9732-0.0242254.8 - - 9N 38E
-1482 Sep 07 08:54:12 34669 1842 -43059 33P a- -0.9184 1.1761 0.1697273.4 91.6 - 12S 12E
-1481 Feb 02 23:12:00 34660 1841 -43054 0N -t -1.0500 0.9744-0.1106279.9 - - 19N161E
-1481 Jul 29 14:43:58 34650 1839 -43048 5P -a 1.0047 0.9889 0.0396241.3 43.1 - 21S 77W
-1480 Jan 22 22:43:55 34640 1838 -43042 10T -p -0.3494 2.2621 1.1724366.0219.3 64.722N167E
-1480 Jul 18 06:54:35 34630 1836 -43036 15T -p 0.2996 2.2933 1.3229321.4206.2 78.123S 40E
-1479 Jan 11 01:43:14 34619 1835 -43030 20T a- 0.3663 2.2100 1.1622345.0210.1 60.824N121E
-1479 Jul 07 18:30:20 34609 1833 -43024 25P t- -0.4712 2.0038 0.9831334.2199.6 - 24S135W
-1479 Dec 31 11:52:11 34599 1832 -43018 30N a- 1.0363 0.9538-0.0409246.7 - - 25N 33W
-1478 May 28 08:12:18 34591 1831 -43013 -3Ne-t 1.5697 0.0124-1.0560 34.6 - - 17S 19E
-1478 Jun 26 22:58:41 34589 1830 -43012 35N t- -1.2689 0.5620-0.5019220.1 - - 25S157E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1478 Nov 21 16:13:51 34580 1829 -43007 2P -a -1.0101 0.9928 0.0162244.1 27.8 - 16N101W
-1477 May 17 09:37:34 34570 1828 -43001 7P -t 0.7945 1.4235 0.3773314.3141.0 - 15S 2W
-1477 Nov 11 05:49:09 34560 1826 -42995 12T -p -0.3621 2.2021 1.1851329.5204.0 62.513N 54E
-1476 May 05 17:05:16 34550 1825 -42989 17T-pp -0.0111 2.8345 1.8407340.4221.8102.612S114W
-1476 Oct 30 13:12:06 34540 1823 -42983 22T p- 0.3427 2.2664 1.1925355.6215.1 66.510N 57W
-1475 Apr 25 07:14:36 34529 1822 -42977 27P a- -0.7589 1.4405 0.4902279.7143.6 - 9S 34E
-1475 Oct 19 13:48:12 34519 1820 -42971 32N t- 1.0448 0.9938-0.1109285.4 - - 6N 66W
-1474 Mar 16 16:51:36 34511 1819 -42966 -1N -a 1.0560 0.9021-0.0615237.1 - - 8N105W
-1474 Apr 15 00:24:03 34509 1819 -42965 37N a- -1.4691 0.1344-0.8099 96.9 - - 6S138E
-1474 Sep 08 21:30:13 34501 1818 -42960 4N -t -1.2254 0.6337-0.4141223.1 - - 12S178W
-1473 Mar 06 05:34:50 34490 1816 -42954 9T -a 0.3464 2.2305 1.2143337.6209.9 68.111N 64E
-1473 Aug 29 07:25:00 34480 1815 -42948 14T -p -0.4549 2.0177 1.0290317.0193.7 25.815S 33E
-1472 Feb 23 11:03:37 34470 1813 -42942 19T t- -0.4082 2.1448 1.0740357.4212.5 43.614N 18W
-1472 Aug 17 22:46:15 34460 1812 -42936 24T+p- 0.2611 2.3564 1.4008314.0204.2 82.918S163E
-1471 Feb 11 11:09:08 34450 1810 -42930 29N t- -1.1342 0.8211-0.2666262.5 - - 17N 19W
-1471 Aug 07 15:07:08 34440 1809 -42924 34P a- 0.9766 1.0494 0.0826251.7 62.8 - 19S 83W
-1470 Jan 01 22:40:52 34431 1807 -42919 1N -h 1.0608 0.9283-0.1047255.7 - - 25N165E
-1470 Jun 28 15:58:38 34421 1806 -42913 6P -t -0.9386 1.1531 0.1189286.2 80.9 - 24S 98W
-1470 Dec 22 10:33:23 34411 1804 -42907 11T -p 0.3279 2.2483 1.2641318.4201.8 71.124N 15W
-1469 Jun 17 18:47:54 34401 1803 -42901 16T-pp -0.1908 2.5423 1.4739371.4231.5 96.523S141W
-1469 Dec 12 02:03:49 34390 1802 -42895 21T p- -0.3425 2.2151 1.2436312.0198.4 68.022N112E
-1468 Jun 05 19:36:01 34380 1800 -42889 26P t- 0.5715 1.8374 0.7817343.4191.6 - 20S153W
-1468 Nov 30 16:34:23 34370 1799 -42883 31N a- -1.0353 0.9605-0.0436249.2 - - 19N107W
-1467 Apr 26 16:05:13 34362 1797 -42878 -2N -h -1.3162 0.4327-0.5468176.9 - - 10S 99W
-1467 May 26 01:29:52 34360 1797 -42877 36N h- 1.3018 0.4723-0.5335190.3 - - 17S118E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1467 Oct 21 08:34:16 34352 1796 -42872 3N -h 1.1630 0.7678-0.3187251.1 - - 7N 12E
-1466 Apr 16 07:29:37 34341 1794 -42866 8P -a -0.5381 1.8428 0.8979298.5180.7 - 5S 31E
-1466 Oct 10 08:08:32 34331 1793 -42860 13P -t 0.4984 1.9951 0.8927359.6202.9 - 2N 19E
-1465 Apr 06 00:35:40 34321 1791 -42854 18T+p- 0.1940 2.4779 1.5258318.4209.2 91.3 1S136E
-1465 Sep 29 09:06:23 34311 1790 -42848 23T-p- -0.2040 2.5172 1.4508359.9224.2 92.3 3S 6E
-1464 Mar 25 14:43:35 34301 1788 -42842 28P h- 0.9704 1.0766 0.0784266.0 63.6 - 4N 75W
-1464 Sep 17 17:05:33 34291 1787 -42836 33P a- -0.8929 1.2229 0.2165276.5102.5 - 8S113W
-1463 Feb 13 06:30:14 34282 1786 -42831 0N -t -1.0915 0.8971-0.1858271.0 - - 17N 50E
-1463 Aug 08 22:39:29 34272 1784 -42825 5N -a 1.0519 0.9039-0.0485232.9 - - 19S163E
-1463 Sep 07 07:20:27 34270 1784 -42824 43N a- -1.5292 0.0342-0.9302 49.6 - - 13S 34E
-1462 Feb 02 06:11:36 34262 1783 -42819 10T -t -0.3817 2.2004 1.1157363.0216.1 54.020N 54E
-1462 Jul 29 14:31:51 34252 1781 -42813 15T -a 0.3561 2.1924 1.2165320.2202.5 66.422S 75W
-1461 Jan 22 09:42:22 34242 1780 -42807 20T a- 0.3442 2.2474 1.2059344.4211.6 67.423N 1E
-1461 Jul 19 01:34:19 34232 1778 -42801 25T t- -0.4058 2.1269 1.1001340.4207.1 48.924S119E
-1460 Jan 11 20:21:12 34221 1777 -42795 30N a- 1.0212 0.9790-0.0106248.4 - - 25N160W
-1460 Jul 07 05:31:45 34211 1775 -42789 35N t- -1.1945 0.7007-0.3674243.1 - - 25S 58E
-1460 Dec 02 01:06:37 34203 1774 -42784 2P -a -1.0113 0.9908 0.0136244.2 25.5 - 19N125E
-1459 May 27 16:07:59 34193 1773 -42778 7P -t 0.8777 1.2695 0.2260301.0111.3 - 18S102W
-1459 Nov 21 14:29:13 34183 1771 -42772 12T -p -0.3617 2.2044 1.1843330.8204.5 62.617N 77W
-1458 May 17 00:05:16 34172 1770 -42766 17T+pp 0.0681 2.7280 1.7381338.4220.7101.415S139E
-1458 Nov 10 21:26:59 34162 1768 -42760 22T p- 0.3412 2.2710 1.1935357.0215.6 66.714N178E
-1457 May 06 14:36:36 34152 1767 -42754 27P a- -0.6841 1.5762 0.6287287.1158.9 - 13S 79W
-1457 Oct 30 21:45:17 34142 1765 -42748 32Nxt- 1.0376 1.0080-0.0986287.2 - - 11N173E
-1456 Mar 27 00:28:51 34134 1764 -42743 -1N -a 1.1174 0.7893-0.1741224.9 - - 4N138E
-1456 Apr 25 07:51:31 34132 1764 -42742 37N a- -1.4024 0.2566-0.6874132.6 - - 10S 23E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1456 Sep 19 05:24:23 34124 1763 -42737 4N -h -1.2465 0.5950-0.4528216.3 - - 8S 61E
-1455 Mar 16 12:58:36 34113 1761 -42731 9T -a 0.4038 2.1255 1.1087335.7205.4 50.4 7N 49W
-1455 Sep 08 15:33:40 34103 1760 -42725 14P -a -0.4836 1.9651 0.9761314.2189.9 - 11S 91W
-1454 Mar 05 18:09:36 34093 1758 -42719 19T p- -0.3548 2.2420 1.1724361.1218.2 64.611N126W
-1454 Aug 29 06:56:39 34083 1757 -42713 24T+p- 0.2246 2.4247 1.4666315.3205.9 87.214S 38E
-1453 Feb 22 18:16:58 34073 1755 -42707 29N t- -1.0864 0.9066-0.1765272.9 - - 14N128W
-1453 Aug 18 23:02:29 34063 1754 -42701 34P a- 0.9357 1.1270 0.1550259.5 85.4 - 17S157E
-1452 Jan 13 06:53:42 34054 1753 -42696 1N -h 1.0722 0.9043-0.1229251.9 - - 24N 42E
-1452 Jul 08 22:50:35 34044 1751 -42690 6Nx-t -1.0123 1.0207-0.0192274.4 - - 25S158E
-1451 Jan 01 19:10:57 34034 1750 -42684 11T -p 0.3365 2.2305 1.2503317.0201.0 69.524N144W
-1451 Jun 28 01:13:58 34024 1748 -42678 16T pp -0.2728 2.3933 1.3221369.1226.9 84.524S122E
-1451 Dec 22 10:52:09 34014 1747 -42672 21T p- -0.3384 2.2223 1.2517312.3198.9 69.023N 21W
-1450 Jun 17 02:05:01 34004 1745 -42666 26P t- 0.4866 1.9927 0.9381349.5203.6 - 22S108E
-1450 Dec 12 01:16:14 33994 1744 -42660 31N a- -1.0376 0.9571-0.0486249.6 - - 21N122E
-1449 May 07 23:13:19 33986 1743 -42655 -2N -h -1.3853 0.3037-0.6716149.4 - - 14S151E
-1449 Jun 06 08:24:10 33984 1742 -42654 36N h- 1.2197 0.6215-0.3813214.3 - - 19S 13E
-1449 Nov 01 16:40:50 33975 1741 -42649 3N -t 1.1690 0.7585-0.3316250.6 - - 11N111W
-1448 Apr 26 14:55:41 33965 1740 -42643 8P -a -0.6090 1.7116 0.7691292.1170.8 - 9S 83W
-1448 Oct 20 16:02:05 33955 1738 -42637 13P -t 0.5078 1.9788 0.8748358.9201.4 - 6N101W
-1447 Apr 16 08:04:57 33945 1737 -42631 18T+pp 0.1267 2.6013 1.6492320.5211.9 96.5 5S 21E
-1447 Oct 09 17:09:26 33935 1735 -42625 23T-p- -0.1903 2.5420 1.4760359.2224.2 93.6 1N117W
-1446 Apr 05 21:59:20 33925 1734 -42619 28P h- 0.9093 1.1892 0.1898277.2 97.7 - 0N173E
-1446 Sep 29 01:25:38 33915 1733 -42613 33P a- -0.8738 1.2578 0.2517278.5109.6 - 4S119E
-1445 Feb 24 13:39:18 33906 1731 -42608 0N -t -1.1400 0.8071-0.2737259.5 - - 13N 59W
-1445 Aug 20 06:41:42 33896 1730 -42602 5N -a 1.0936 0.8290-0.1267225.1 - - 16S 41E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1445 Sep 18 15:45:16 33895 1730 -42601 43N a- -1.5052 0.0792-0.8871 75.1 - - 9S 95W
-1444 Feb 13 13:31:43 33886 1728 -42596 10T -t -0.4206 2.1263 1.0469359.4211.9 35.117N 57W
-1444 Aug 08 22:15:32 33876 1727 -42590 15T -a 0.4066 2.1026 1.1210318.9198.5 51.320S168E
-1443 Feb 01 17:34:32 33866 1726 -42584 20T p- 0.3155 2.2968 1.2618344.0213.4 74.421N118W
-1443 Jul 29 08:45:12 33856 1724 -42578 25T p- -0.3470 2.2381 1.2049345.5213.0 67.822S 10E
-1442 Jan 22 04:44:22 33846 1723 -42572 30P a- 1.0008 1.0138 0.0293251.0 37.9 - 23N 74E
-1442 Jul 18 12:10:24 33836 1721 -42566 35N t- -1.1245 0.8311-0.2411262.0 - - 24S 42W
-1442 Dec 13 09:56:30 33827 1720 -42561 2P -a -1.0149 0.9844 0.0070243.9 18.3 - 21N 9W
-1441 Jun 07 22:41:51 33817 1718 -42555 7P -t 0.9584 1.1203 0.0790286.4 67.0 - 20S158E
-1441 Dec 02 23:06:45 33807 1717 -42549 12T -p -0.3631 2.2031 1.1806331.9204.8 62.220N153E
-1440 May 27 07:06:56 33797 1716 -42543 17T+pp 0.1469 2.5816 1.5951335.7218.2 97.218S 32E
-1440 Nov 21 05:41:37 33787 1714 -42537 22T p- 0.3402 2.2743 1.1940358.3216.1 67.018N 53E
-1439 May 16 21:58:18 33777 1713 -42531 27P a- -0.6083 1.7143 0.7688293.7171.5 - 16S169E
-1439 Nov 10 05:44:30 33767 1711 -42525 32Nxt- 1.0320 1.0186-0.0889288.5 - - 15N 52E
-1438 Apr 07 07:59:03 33759 1710 -42520 -1N -a 1.1840 0.6672-0.2965209.9 - - 0S 23E
-1438 May 06 15:16:00 33757 1710 -42519 37N a- -1.3334 0.3834-0.5610160.4 - - 13S 90W
-1438 Sep 30 13:28:50 33749 1709 -42514 4N -h -1.2602 0.5697-0.4778211.5 - - 3S 62W
-1437 Mar 27 20:11:00 33739 1707 -42508 9P -a 0.4694 2.0055 0.9879332.7199.1 - 3N159W
-1437 Sep 19 23:52:27 33729 1706 -42502 14P -a -0.5047 1.9266 0.9372312.0186.9 - 7S143E
-1436 Mar 16 01:03:31 33718 1704 -42496 19T pp -0.2924 2.3560 1.2876364.7223.7 80.3 7N128E
-1436 Sep 08 15:16:08 33708 1703 -42490 24T+p- 0.1956 2.4793 1.5185316.2207.0 89.910S 88W
-1435 Mar 05 01:15:22 33698 1701 -42484 29Nxt- -1.0303 1.0071-0.0715284.1 - - 10N125E
-1435 Aug 29 07:05:58 33688 1700 -42478 34P a- 0.9021 1.1913 0.2139265.8 99.7 - 14S 34E
-1434 Jan 23 15:01:34 33680 1699 -42473 1N -h 1.0887 0.8710-0.1499246.9 - - 23N 81W
-1434 Jul 20 05:45:20 33670 1697 -42467 6N -t -1.0825 0.8948-0.1509261.5 - - 24S 54E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1433 Jan 13 03:44:51 33660 1696 -42461 11T -p 0.3487 2.2061 1.2301315.5199.9 67.024N 87E
-1433 Jul 09 07:43:27 33650 1694 -42455 16T -t -0.3519 2.2497 1.1756365.9220.7 65.824S 23E
-1432 Jan 02 19:35:39 33640 1693 -42449 21T p- -0.3306 2.2359 1.2666312.8199.6 70.824N152W
-1432 Jun 27 08:39:30 33630 1692 -42443 26T t- 0.4053 2.1415 1.0877354.2212.6 47.223S 8E
-1432 Dec 22 09:53:33 33620 1690 -42437 31N a- -1.0368 0.9591-0.0479250.5 - - 22N 8W
-1431 May 18 06:23:01 33611 1689 -42432 -2N -a -1.4535 0.1768-0.7951114.9 - - 17S 42E
-1431 Jun 16 15:24:12 33610 1689 -42431 36N a- 1.1411 0.7644-0.2358233.3 - - 21S 93W
-1431 Nov 12 00:47:40 33601 1687 -42426 3N -t 1.1741 0.7506-0.3424250.1 - - 15N125E
-1430 May 07 22:21:25 33591 1686 -42420 8P -a -0.6802 1.5800 0.6392284.9158.9 - 13S163E
-1430 Oct 31 23:59:39 33581 1685 -42414 13P -t 0.5139 1.9679 0.8631358.2200.4 - 11N138E
-1429 Apr 27 15:28:46 33571 1683 -42408 18T+pp 0.0554 2.7324 1.7796322.1213.6 99.5 9S 93W
-1429 Oct 21 01:19:58 33561 1682 -42402 23T-p- -0.1821 2.5567 1.4915358.4224.0 94.2 6N118E
-1428 Apr 16 05:06:37 33551 1680 -42396 28P t- 0.8421 1.3133 0.3123288.4123.6 - 4S 64E
-1428 Oct 09 09:53:43 33541 1679 -42390 33P a- -0.8607 1.2816 0.2760279.5114.1 - 1N 10W
-1427 Mar 06 20:36:44 33533 1678 -42385 0N -t -1.1970 0.7013-0.3772244.6 - - 9N166W
-1427 Aug 30 14:53:27 33523 1676 -42379 5N -a 1.1275 0.7686-0.1906218.3 - - 13S 83W
-1427 Sep 29 00:18:44 33521 1676 -42378 43N a- -1.4880 0.1115-0.8564 88.8 - - 4S135E
-1426 Feb 23 20:42:48 33513 1675 -42373 10P -t -0.4672 2.0381 0.9641354.9206.2 - 14N166W
-1426 Aug 20 06:05:49 33503 1673 -42367 15T -a 0.4507 2.0248 1.0372317.7194.5 29.217S 49E
-1425 Feb 13 01:19:15 33493 1672 -42361 20T p- 0.2798 2.3589 1.3306343.7215.4 81.518N125E
-1425 Aug 09 16:01:54 33483 1670 -42355 25T p- -0.2941 2.3385 1.2986349.9217.5 79.420S100W
-1424 Feb 02 12:59:11 33473 1669 -42349 30P a- 0.9733 1.0616 0.0825254.6 63.0 - 21N 51W
-1424 Jul 28 18:56:08 33463 1668 -42343 35N t- -1.0604 0.9511-0.1257277.5 - - 23S144W
-1424 Dec 23 18:42:56 33454 1666 -42338 2N -a -1.0209 0.9734-0.0039243.2 - - 23N141W
-1423 Jun 18 05:20:18 33444 1665 -42332 7N -t 1.0361 0.9769-0.0625270.6 - - 22S 57E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1423 Dec 13 07:41:42 33434 1663 -42326 12T -a -0.3657 2.1993 1.1747333.0205.1 61.422N 23E
-1422 Jun 07 14:11:45 33424 1662 -42320 17T+pp 0.2239 2.4390 1.4553332.3214.5 89.821S 76W
-1422 Dec 02 13:55:40 33414 1661 -42314 22T p- 0.3393 2.2770 1.1947359.4216.7 67.220N 71W
-1421 May 28 05:19:11 33404 1659 -42308 27P a- -0.5316 1.8544 0.9102299.5181.9 - 19S 57E
-1421 Nov 21 13:46:28 33394 1658 -42302 32Nxt- 1.0287 1.0249-0.0829289.2 - - 18N 70W
-1420 Apr 17 15:22:55 33386 1657 -42297 -1N -a 1.2549 0.5376-0.4270191.4 - - 5S 91W
-1420 May 16 22:38:09 33384 1656 -42296 37N a- -1.2630 0.5131-0.4323183.5 - - 17S157E
-1420 Oct 10 21:40:58 33376 1655 -42291 4N -h -1.2685 0.5541-0.4926208.2 - - 1N173E
-1419 Apr 07 03:16:08 33366 1654 -42285 9P -h 0.5400 1.8767 0.8579328.6190.6 - 1S 92E
-1419 Sep 30 08:19:09 33356 1652 -42279 14P -a -0.5196 1.8993 0.9098310.1184.6 - 3S 14E
-1418 Mar 27 07:49:56 33346 1651 -42273 19T-pp -0.2241 2.4808 1.4135367.9228.5 91.9 3N 24E
-1418 Sep 19 23:42:23 33336 1649 -42267 24T+p- 0.1723 2.5234 1.5599317.0207.7 91.8 6S143E
-1417 Mar 16 08:05:56 33326 1648 -42261 29P t- -0.9673 1.1204 0.0464295.3 52.7 - 6N 21E
-1417 Sep 09 15:16:42 33316 1647 -42255 34P a- 0.8750 1.2439 0.2610271.0109.6 - 10S 90W
-1416 Feb 03 23:00:07 33307 1645 -42250 1N -h 1.1134 0.8223-0.1922240.0 - - 21N159E
-1416 Jul 30 12:47:31 33297 1644 -42244 6N -t -1.1456 0.7821-0.2698248.4 - - 23S 53W
-1415 Jan 23 12:10:20 33287 1643 -42238 11T -p 0.3685 2.1676 1.1960313.6198.2 62.522N 40W
-1415 Jul 19 14:20:37 33277 1641 -42232 16T -t -0.4243 2.1184 1.0411362.0213.4 33.224S 77W
-1414 Jan 13 04:11:48 33267 1640 -42226 21T p- -0.3168 2.2605 1.2927313.6200.8 73.623N 79E
-1414 Jul 08 15:21:15 33258 1638 -42220 26T t- 0.3289 2.2815 1.2280357.6219.1 72.524S 93W
-1413 Jan 02 18:24:41 33247 1637 -42214 31N a- -1.0319 0.9684-0.0392252.3 - - 23N136W
-1413 May 29 13:31:54 33239 1636 -42209 -2Ne-a -1.5230 0.0479-0.9211 60.3 - - 20S 67W
-1413 Jun 27 22:28:08 33238 1635 -42208 36N a- 1.0644 0.9042-0.0942249.2 - - 23S160E
-1413 Nov 23 08:56:31 33229 1634 -42203 3N -t 1.1770 0.7462-0.3488250.1 - - 19N 2E
-1412 May 18 05:44:21 33219 1633 -42197 8P -a -0.7541 1.4439 0.5040276.7144.1 - 17S 50E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-1412 Nov 11 08:01:18 33209 1631 -42191 13P -t 0.5169 1.9624 0.8577357.7199.8 - 15N 16E
-1411 May 07 22:48:52 33199 1630 -42185 18T-pp -0.0185 2.8008 1.8468323.1214.3100.313S155E
-1411 Oct 31 09:37:05 33189 1629 -42179 23T-p- -0.1784 2.5628 1.4991357.3223.6 94.410N 8W
-1410 Apr 27 12:07:59 33179 1627 -42173 28P t- 0.7709 1.4450 0.4419299.2144.7 - 8S 44W
-1410 Oct 20 18:28:23 33169 1626 -42167 33P a- -0.8525 1.2963 0.2915279.8116.6 - 5N141W
-1409 Mar 18 03:26:03 33161 1625 -42162 0N -t -1.2598 0.5848-0.4914226.0 - - 5N 90E
-1409 Sep 10 23:12:15 33151 1623 -42156 5N -a 1.1553 0.7194-0.2435212.6 - - 9S150E
-1409 Oct 10 08:58:39 33149 1623 -42155 43N a- -1.4764 0.1336-0.8358 97.0 - - 0N 3E
-1408 Mar 06 03:45:34 33141 1622 -42150 10P -t -0.5208 1.9369 0.8684349.4198.8 - 10N 86E
-1408 Aug 30 14:03:48 33131 1620 -42144 15P -a 0.4874 1.9605 0.9669316.7190.7 - 13S 72W
-1407 Feb 23 08:57:14 33121 1619 -42138 20T+p- 0.2379 2.4323 1.4107343.4217.4 87.915N 9E
-1407 Aug 19 23:25:32 33111 1618 -42132 25T-pp -0.2479 2.4265 1.3801353.5220.9 87.017S147E
-1406 Feb 12 21:07:20 33101 1616 -42126 30P a- 0.9400 1.1201 0.1463259.0 83.0 - 19N174W
-1406 Aug 09 01:49:59 33091 1615 -42120 35Nxt- -1.0030 1.0586-0.0226290.2 - - 21S111E
-1405 Jan 04 03:23:05 33083 1614 -42115 2N -a -1.0319 0.9528-0.0239241.5 - - 23N 89E
-1405 Jun 29 12:04:25 33073 1612 -42109 7N -t 1.1096 0.8413-0.1968253.8 - - 23S 45W
-1405 Dec 24 16:10:49 33063 1611 -42103 12T -a -0.3724 2.1878 1.1619333.8205.1 59.523N104W
-1404 Jun 17 21:21:15 33053 1609 -42097 17T -p 0.2977 2.3024 1.3208328.2209.6 79.022S175E
-1404 Dec 12 22:04:37 33043 1608 -42091 22T p- 0.3351 2.2853 1.2018360.6217.5 68.423N166E
-1403 Jun 07 12:42:46 33033 1606 -42085 27T a- -0.4568 1.9913 1.0478304.2190.2 32.321S 56W
-1403 Dec 01 21:47:33 33023 1605 -42079 32Nxt- 1.0249 1.0315-0.0756289.8 - - 21N169E
-1402 Apr 28 22:40:36 33015 1604 -42074 -1N -a 1.3301 0.4004-0.5656167.9 - - 8S157E
-1402 May 28 05:58:17 33013 1604 -42073 37N a- -1.1912 0.6457-0.3015203.6 - - 20S 45E
-1402 Oct 22 06:00:41 33005 1602 -42068 4N -h -1.2714 0.5481-0.4974206.5 - - 6N 46E
-1401 Apr 18 10:12:11 32995 1601 -42062 9P -h 0.6167 1.7367 0.7163323.0179.0 - 5S 15W
-1401 Oct 11 16:54:06 32985 1600 -42056 14P -a -0.5286 1.8827 0.8933308.7183.0 - 2N117W
-1400 Apr 06 14:25:43 32975 1598 -42050 19T-pp -0.1475 2.6209 1.5544370.6232.3100.3 2S 78W
-1400 Sep 30 08:17:07 32965 1597 -42044 24T+p- 0.1559 2.5548 1.5887317.6208.2 92.9 2S 12E

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 (1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)

During the 15th century BCE [1], Earth experienced 228 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -1499 - -1400
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 228100.0%
PenumbralN 86 37.7%
PartialP 60 26.3%
TotalT 82 36.0%

Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:

  • Central - Some portion of the Moon passes directly through the center of Earth’s umbral shadow.
    These are the deepest and longest type of lunar eclipse.
  • Non-Central - The Moon passes completely within Earth’s umbral shadow but misses the center of the umbra.

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 15th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 82100.0%
Central 27 32.9%
Non-Central 55 67.1%

There are two to five lunar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.

Number of Eclipses Per Year
Number of Eclipses Per Year Number of Years
2 73
3 26
4 1
5 0

The lunar eclipses with the longest and shortest durations, and with the largest and smallest magnitudes appear in the following two tables.

Extreme Durations of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Duration
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse -1487 Jun 0601h43m41s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse -1484 Apr 0400h19m32s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse -1490 Feb 1203h26m42s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse -1442 Dec 1300h18m16s
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -1406 Aug 0904h50m09s
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -1478 May 2800h34m38s
 
Extreme Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Umbral Magnitude Penumbral Magnitude
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse -1411 May 071.84677 -
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse -1484 Apr 041.01716 -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse -1437 Mar 270.98790 -
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse -1442 Dec 130.00697 -
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -1406 Aug 09 - 1.05857
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -1478 May 28 - 0.01237

When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the series is known as a tetrad. The following table lists the dates of all total eclipses in the 6 tetrads occurring during this century.

Lunar Eclipse Tetrad Series
Series Number First Eclipse Second Eclipse Third Eclipse Fourth Eclipse
1 -1473 Mar 06 -1473 Aug 29 -1472 Feb 23 -1472 Aug 17
2 -1462 Feb 02 -1462 Jul 29 -1461 Jan 22 -1461 Jul 19
3 -1444 Feb 13 -1444 Aug 08 -1443 Feb 01 -1443 Jul 29
4 -1433 Jan 13 -1433 Jul 09 -1432 Jan 02 -1432 Jun 27
5 -1415 Jan 23 -1415 Jul 19 -1414 Jan 13 -1414 Jul 08
6 -1405 Dec 24 -1404 Jun 17 -1404 Dec 12 -1403 Jun 07

During the century, 1 Saros series begin and 2 Saros series end. The table below gives the Saros series, number of eclipses in the series, the calendar date and whether it is the first or last eclipse in the series.

First or Last Eclipse in Saros Series
Saros Series Number of Eclipses Date Pernumbral Magnitude First/Last
37 73 -1492 Apr 03 0.0198First
-3 73 -1478 May 28 0.0124Last
-2 73 -1413 May 29 0.0479Last

Footnotes

[1] The terms BCE and CE are abbreviations for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era," respectively. They are the secular equivalents to the BC and AD dating conventions. (See: Year Dating Conventions)

[2] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the center of the Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth's shadows.

Links to Additional Lunar Eclipse Information

  • Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses

Calendar

The Gregorian calendar (also called the Western calendar) is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582. On this website, the Gregorian calendar is used for all calendar dates from 1582 Oct 15 onwards. Before that date, the Julian calendar is used. For more information on this topic, see Calendar Dates.

The Julian calendar does not include the year 0. Thus the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE (See: BCE/CE Dating Conventions). This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. Years in this catalog are numbered astronomically and include the year 0. Historians should note there is a difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the astronomical year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and astronomical year -1 corresponds to 2 BCE, etc..

Eclipse Predictions

The eclipse predictions presented here were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates have been calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass.

The largest uncertainty in the eclipse predictions is caused by fluctuations in Earth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed as ΔT and is determined as follows:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. future: ΔT is extrapolated from current values weighted by the long term trend from tidal effects

A series of polynomial expressions have been derived to simplify the evaluation of ΔT for any time from -2999 to +3000. The uncertainty in ΔT over this period can be estimated from scatter in the measurements.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this web site is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

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